Kirsty Costa (Host)

I'm currently on Bunurong Bunurong country in southeast Melbourne.

How about you, Sean?

Amazing.

And how about you, Jonah?

We pay our respects to elders past and present and to any First Nations person from around the world listening to this podcast.

Welcome to Weekend Birder.

I'm Kirsty Costa and in this podcast, we notice birds together.

And welcome to the final episode of season four.

We started way back in episode 119 and now we've reached episode 151.

And along that journey, we've chatted with an amazing group of humans.

Everyday bird lovers, scientists, conservationists, nature guides, artists, authors, comedians, and much more.

In this special end to the season, Weekend Better listeners have submitted their bird-related questions, and we've got two great guests who are going to answer as many as they can.

Jonah Lafferty is a bird enthusiast and photographer living in Cairns.

Originally from Canberra, Jonah moved to Northern Australia after university for work and has been loving the birds of the north ever since.

You might know Jonah from episode 136 and maybe also from social media as he's on a quest to see every kingfisher and owl in Australia.

Hello, Jonah.

Oh dear, I'm so sorry about that.

Also joining us is Sean Dooley.

Sean is a former holder of the Australian Big Year Twitching Record.

He's also an author of some fantastic books, and he's the National Public Affairs Manager for BirdLife Australia.